The Esplanade is an iconic building in Singapore. The main body of the art center is like two durians, so it is also called "Durian Art Center". The building area is 80,500 square meters.
The Esplanade's concert hall is one of the most sophisticated in the world. The concert hall features reverberation rooms and acoustic canopies that can adapt to various types of music, providing perfect acoustics for every concert. The Concert Hall's symphony stage can accommodate 120 musicians, up to 170.
The Theatre Stage is the largest performance stage in Singapore (39m long and 23m wide), providing hardware support for a diverse range of performance formats. The Singapore Esplanade has adopted the full range of Cadac mixers.